A mutation that helps insects survive our chemical onslaught has been found in one of the worst places imaginable: the genome of the common bed bug.

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Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...

The system seems versatile enough to detect basically any molecule, chemical or bacteria, good or bad. By adding two ...

Learning to control fire was a game-changer for ancient humans, who could use it to cook food, see at night, and endure cold ...

Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes.

A re-examination of the distribution of powerful space explosions suggests that the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, a ...

The idea of growing teeth in a lab has vague horror movie connotations, but it could serve a real, practical, non-scary ...

Trending weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may be highly effective at tackling obesity, but are they also carrying ...

Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea, have ...

Symptoms of young-onset dementia have considerable overlap with those common in certain mental health conditions, such as ...